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Madame de Thellusson makes a grand gesture amidst a swirl of deliciously coloured drapery. The artist Nicolas de Largillière was adept at producing magnificent portraits for wealthy patrons. Sarah Le Boullenger (1700-1769), had married Isaac de Thellusson in 1722, and the portrait is dated 1725. He came from a Huguenot family of financiers and, from 1730, was the Genevan ambassador in Paris. Their sons were also financiers, and the youngest, Peter, settled in England in 1761. He amassed a fortune, and bought land including the Brodsworth estate in Yorkshire. On his death in 1797, his infamous will tied his property up for over half a century, during which time it was fiercely fought over in the courts. Brodsworth was eventually inherited by his great-grandson, Charles Sabine Thellusson, who built the present house in the 1860s.
Title
Madame Isaac de Thellusson, née Sarah le Boullenger (1700–1770)
Date
1725
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 137.5 x W 104 cm
Accession number
90006927
Acquisition method
purchased, as part of the contents of Brodsworth Hall, from Pamela Williams by the National Heritage Memorial Fund and transferred to English Heritage, 1990
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
inscribed' Peint par N de Largilliere 1725'
English Heritage, Brodsworth Hall
Brodsworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN5 7XJ England
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